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What careers would be best for me? |
| Message Name: |
rat race |
| Date Posted: |
10/04/2002 |
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It seems like the majority of career books view money and prestige as being shallow objectives. I think that's why they screwed me up even more. I've since adopted Al Franken's philosophy:
"Take, for example, bestselling author Anna Quindlen, who at a commencement address a while back said this: 'If you win the rat race, you're still a rat.' It's cute, cute, but if you think about it, it's really nothing more than an all-purpose excuse not to succeed. My version of that quote goes, 'If you win the rat race, you will never have trouble feeding your family.'"
http://www.commencement.harvard.edu/franken.html
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| Message: |
You obviously don't believe any Buddist principles.
We're so brainwashed with money and its lure in this country. There is more to life than money, but having it does make life easier.
You don't have to be a rat to feed your family.
Stepping on others does not raise you one bit.
Besides, define "'win' the rat race"?
I quote Rudyard Kipling:
"IF you see success and failure for the illusions that they are, THEN you will be a man (or woman, of course)"
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